An explosion at a fireworks shop in central China killed 12 people on Wednesday, the second day of the Lunar New Year holiday, according to state broa.

SACRAMENTO — Illegal activities contributed to a Yolo County fireworks explosion last year that killed seven people, state fire authorities said this week.

The blast occurred at around 2pm (local time) on Wednesday at Zhengji town in Xiangyang city of Hubei province, Xinhua news agency reported.

The blast site on Keaka Drive looks almost ordinary again. Nearly one year after a massive illegal fireworks explosion tore through a Salt Lake neighborhood, killing six people and injuring at least ...